Description

Burning Witch was an American doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, active between 1995 and 1998. Burning Witch formed on Capitol Hill, Seattle in early 1996. After the breakup of the doom/death band Thorr's Hammer in 1995, Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson and Jamie Sykes formed Burning Witch. The band then added G. Stuart Dahlquist and vocalist Edgy 59, rounding out their lineup. Anderson left the band before they had recorded any real Burning Witch songs to start the band Goatsnake.

In 1996, the band in this incarnation recorded songs with renowned indie producer Steve Albini, which would become the Towers... EP. This collection would actually not see a formal release until 1998 on Slap A Ham Records. After the sessions for these songs, Sykes left the band and was replaced by B.R.A.D.

The sessions that followed the Albini recordings resulted in the Rift.Canyon.Dreams EP, which would prove to be the final recordings by the band, as they broke up soon after the disc was completed. It was released on Merciless Records, but like its predecessor, did not receive much attention outside its scene.

Post-breakup

Crippled Lucifer, a compilation CD of the two EPs, was released soon after on Southern Lord Records, the label founded by Anderson and O'Malley. Burning Witch performed their last shows in the fall of 1998 after which Edgy 59 left for Sinisstar, O'Malley reunited with Anderson to form Sunn O))), and Dahlquist joined Anderson in Goatsnake. Currently, O'Malley is in various projects including Sunn O))). Dahlquist and B.R.A.D are in Asva, and Edgy 59 has experimental electronic project: SAVANT.

Origin and Status

United States of America (Seattle, Washington) - Splitup

Last known line-up

Edgy 59 - Vocals (Sinisstar, Sarin (US))

Stephen O'Malley - Guitars (Aethenor, Khanate, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Thorr's Hammer,

Ginnungagap, Lotus Eaters, Fungal Hex, KTL (US), Grave Temple, House Of Low Culture,

Pentemple, Sunn O))), Sarin (US), Mars)

G. Stuart Dahlquist - Bass (Asva, Sunn O))), Goatsnake)

Jamie Sykes - Drums (3D House of Beef, Atavist, CODENAME F.A.D.G.E., Thorr's Hammer, Wardrums)

Past members

Greg Anderson - Guitars (Goatsnake, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Sunn O))), Burial Chamber Trio, Engine Kid, Pentemple, Thorr's Hammer, Ascend)

B.R.A.D. - Drums (Asva)

Discography    

Contacts and Links

http://www.ideologic.org/

http://www.myspace.com/burningwitchofficalpage